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torch⋅bear⋅er

  [tawrch-bair-er]
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–noun
1. a person who carries a torch.
2. a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.: a torchbearer of democracy.
Origin:
1530–40; torch 1 + bearer
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torch·bear·er   (tôrch'bâr'ər)   
n.  

  1. One that carries a torch.

  2. One, such as the leader of a government, who imparts knowledge, truth, or inspiration to others.

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